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389 Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NB

6/2026/1963/EMTESTATE MANAGEMENT TREESAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1 x Hawthorn to reduce by approximately 2m height and width. Lift to 3m above ground level, Reduce canopy due to proximity to property and footpath

Received
28 October 2026
Ward
Sherrards
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at 389 Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NB. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 47 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Sherrards. We hold 1,408 applications in total for the AL8 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
AL8 7NB
Application type
ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
17 Crossway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7ED

Planning decision

Case officer
Ms Louise Wileman

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    22 Aug

    Reduce 1 x Hawthorn tree by up to 1.5m in height & width

    ApprovedESTATE MANAGEMENT6/2017/1862/EM

Source: Welwyn Hatfield

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